Toni the Maldive Lady
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THE WORLD TRAVEL MART

When the late President Mayoom Abdul Gayoom took his second term of office, I was invited to attend the event. At the time I was given the title "The Maldive Lady" and the Honorary position of Representing the Maldives in the United Kingdom for Tourism. My role was to put them on the map, a momentous task. I knew at once that I must take them into The World Travel Mart. Held annually in mid November, at Olympia, London. This event had only been running for the past two years.

I set out to book us a small shell of a stand and then filled this with Maldive posters and loads of stunning memorabilia that I had brought back to the UK over the three years I had spent in the islands ("getting to know you"). I had to put a ceiling in, use my colorful wraps, flooring lighting and even my diving tank! The World Travel Mart newspaper was put on every one's stand every morning and was full of the Maldives. As a new comer I was interviewed non stop. I found to my cost early on that "my little darlings"  from the Maldives were not at all that keen to  take the limelight, very shy. Mr Rasheed and Mr Bushree came from Male to help me.

During this exciting and very very busy time for me in July I was asked by Male to head for Edinburgh where the Commonwealth games were being held. A couple of young Maldive lads came with me taking it in turns to drive my car 9 hours  to Scotland. The badminton team were competing.. BBC allowed me to take a video which went to Male.
It was then that I heard that the Duchess of Gloucester was to open the WTM in November. I wrote at once to the Palace requesting the Duchess would come to our stand. Those opening this event could only visit a very few normally four or five a there are hundreds participating.  
Letter from Kensington Palace
Plans were put in place. Mr Zahir was to bring a gift from Maldives and it was arranged to have pictures plus video taken to go to Male. Protocol was put in place with the young Maldivian girl in National dress explained to do the correct way to curtsy. The stage was set! After the salutations, I left the stand. It was their moment and I stood well away. So so proud of "my little darlings! Her Royal highness was amazed at what she saw, she over stayed her time with us. Since then no Royal has done the honors again.

The Maldive Islands


Ariyadhoo, Himithi, Mini Mas,
Gali & Maamigili
Fuah Mulaku

GAAFU ALIFU ATOLL SCHOOL
Gan and Feydhoo
Hanimadhoo & Uteemu
Ihuru
Kuramathi
Kurumba
Laamu  Atoll
Lhaviyani
Niyama - Dhaalu Atoll
Rashdoo & Noonu Atoll
Villingili

Holiday Of A Life Time:
Maldives, Sri Lanka & Dubai

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SPIRITUAL PERCEPTION - LETTER FROM BENEDICTA

MY ISLAND STORY

On My Way To Happy Days

Passenger Flying Log Book

My Very Good Looking Father

Through a Zanzibar Doorway

Lion Sands

Cape Town

A Night At The London Zoo

Wild Reef Child

Ashley

Flying With Hunting Clan

Love At First Sight

The Queen Mother

Romy Has a Surprise!

GEORGE

My Talk 2018

My Flying Diary

The Maldive Lady, by Jo Foley

LiveWire: First Lady of Leisure

Kunfunadhoo

The Lady In The Loo

First Round The World Flight

Tehran

PHINDA

Rat Story

Visha & Maya

Saint Helena

A Flight of a Lifetime

Diving Bangaram Island
Shark Circus
Richard Harley
Yusuff Moosa

I Dived To Victory
Memorable Muscat
You Must Not Wear Any Weights Or Life Jacket


A Magic Boat Launches

Angkor, Cambodia

Champneys

Country Life

Crown of Thorns

Having A Whale Of A Time

​Hurlingham Club Magazine Summer 2016

Kenya

​KASHMIR 1959

Lady Rose

Love of Skiing

My Magic Beans

My Outstanding Award
My Sandbank
Museum of Mankind
My 86th Birthday
Classic Wings: My 87th Birthday
My 88th Birthday
Magic Yellow File
RACEHORSE
Seychelles
South Africa
The Haute Route
Thrills & Spills - Dhoni Mighili
Underwater Ireland
Welcome To Stanford Bridge
***WEST OF ZANZIBAR***

Helicopter Bride
SCHOOL / FLYING
World Travel Mart
My Adopted Maldivian Family
Life Threatening Thalassemia
Himmafushi - The Young Offenders
Villingilli Orphanage
The Tsunami
Commemorative Coins

1986 Commonwealth Games
Guest Speaker of the Canberra
My Cocktail
Love & Marriage in Sri Lanka


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Flags
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A Maldives Symphony -
My Swan Song:

- Velassaru & Kuramathi
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Colombo

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